Intel Xeon E7330 vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7330 and Intel Xeon X5560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7330

Intel Xeon X5560

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7330

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6792 vs 5864

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6792 vs 5864

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1390 vs 933

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1390 vs 933

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6792

5864

Name	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	6792	5864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1982

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7330	Intel Xeon X5560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'07	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2169	2176
Processor Number	E7330	X5560
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$44
Price now		$57.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		27.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	263 mm2
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	75°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	582 million	731 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V	0.75V -1.35V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.20 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333